Wheel Pose (Urdhva Dhanurasana): Props, Ropes And Fear Of Dropping Back
Wheel pose is an advanced backbend. How to start with a chair, use blocks, a bolster and ropes, and work with the fear of dropping back.
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Yoga Notes From Flametree are short, practical teaching notes, stories and research summaries from ten years of teaching Iyengar yoga in Darwin, in the studio and LIVE online. Each note answers one real question students ask us. Iyengar yoga is the style developed by Mr BKS Iyengar: in the 20th century he did more than anyone to set down traditional Indian yoga, through his books and his teaching, and he pioneered the use of props. It is sometimes called modern classical yoga, and it’s the style we teach at Flametree. Browse every note by topic on the Yoga Notes From Flametree page.
Chaturanga Dandasana: How To Do It With A Belt And Without Strain
Chaturanga Dandasana is demanding, and many people treat it as an arm pose. How to start at a wall, how a belt helps, and why the legs and core matter as much as the arms.
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Handstand and forearm balance are advanced. How Flametree teaches them in stages, with a wall and a belt, and how Chris worked with the fear.
Continue readingYoga Headstand (Sirsasana): How To Learn It Safely With A Wall And A Teacher
Headstand is not a beginner pose. How Flametree teachers build it with preparation poses, a wall and a belt, and how to move away from the wall.
Continue readingYoga Class Levels Explained: When To Move From Beginners To The Next Level
How to tell when to move from beginner yoga to the next level. The four levels at Flametree, signs you are ready, why you do not need to be perfect, and when to ask your teacher.
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